Monument record TR 36 NW 1154 - Two large trackways of late Iron Age / Roman date discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011)

Summary

A series of Roman trackways (possibly originiating in the Late Iron Age) were dsicovered across Zone 19 of the excavations associated with the construction of the East Kent Access routeway in Thanet. Three tracks were identified, though one may be a realignment of another. It is possible that they branched off from an earlier trackway which Is thought to have run along the top of the chalk ridge to the north on a similar course to that later followed by Medieval Dunstrete. The projected course of these routes may have linked the Roman activity here with the villa and settlement at Minster. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3327 6539 (482m by 87m) (7 map features)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.

<2> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 26608/10 06-APR-2010 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1. [Mapped feature: #115741 Roman trackway, ]
  • <2> Monograph: Andrews et al. 2015. Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 26608/10 06-APR-2010.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 19 and 19A (EKE22415)
  • Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 5:01PM